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#1 Ricochet vs. Johnny Gargano (NXT TakeOver: Phoenix)
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It's Johnny Gargano in a TakeOver match. What did you expect? That formula leads to a #1 match of the month with near-mechanical certainty. The one hiccup in 2018 was when his opponent, Ricochet, was featured against Adam Cole.
This was a wild, crazy ride that saw Gargano fully embrace his dark side as things came to a conclusion. After big moves - everything in his arsenal - failed to put Ricochet away, Johnny Gargano knew that the only way to win was to mimic Tommaso Ciampa. He did so by using the exposed concrete in the ringside area.
Triumphantly proclaiming "I win!" afterwards, Gargano put Ricochet away to secure his first ever singles title in WWE, ending by standing tall alongside the man who had sent him down this course, the NXT Champion, Tommaso Ciampa.
It was the perfect combination of work rate and shock value.
